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The Paterno clan must be behind this. It must be hard for them to realize that Joepa or whatever they called him has been erased from existence. The governor is either (a) a puppet of the Paternos or (b) a total idiot. I think that is fair to say.

"The lawsuit filed Wednesday represents an about-face for Corbett. Six months ago, he encouraged Penn State to 'accept the serious penalties' imposed by the NCAA. "The deal was highly unpopular with many fans, students and alumni. Corbett, who is up for reelection next year, --- Tells all you need to know about the why. Disgraceful

No penalty can repair the damage that was done...so let's forget about compensation for the lawyers and let's move on.

The NCAA is a joke; nothing more than a TV rights cartel and worker's comp avoidance scheme. They don't speak for Sandusky's victims, and in fact haven't done anything to assist the young men vicitimized by Sandusky. However, the NCAA's ill-conceived sanctions do siphon significant sums of money away from the University that could and should be used to compensate the victims for their civil claims against the University and its agents, and then sucked 80% of their $60M fine on PSU out of the state of PA where all the vicitimization took place so the organization can look like a "hero" on the national stage. While we can certainly argue whether Corbett is actually part of the problem in this overall scandal given his long and disgraceful involvement in the investigation and prosecution of Sandusky, the idea that Corbett's suit "insults the vicitims" ignores the fact that one or more of the Sandusky victims has/have publicly stated their objections to the NCAA sanctions on Penn State, and none are on record as supporting the NCAA. Time and time again, the NCAA's rhetoric isn't matched by their actions. There has been no evidence of their outrage and action regarding the academic fraud situation at UNC, the scandal involving sexual abuse of multiple female students at Montana by FB players and the subsequent administrative cover-up of such, the financial payoff scandal involving U of Miami FB and MBB players, etc. where these situations actually involve violations of NCAA rules that ostensibly impact "fair play" and "competitive balance". The tragic situation at Penn State demands and deserves criminal and civil action rather than the self righteous and self serving behavior demonstrated by Mark Emert and the NCAA "getting tough" on Penn State. Try getting your facts right before ascending onto your soapbox next time.

"No penalty can repair the damage that was done"... are we talking about the damage done by the NCAA day in and day out, by the faction of Trustees throwing the head coach under the bus to gain control of the board, by the power structure at Penn State throwing the most venerated person within reach to slake the blood thirst of the all-knowing mob, or by the assistant coach who was showering with the three kids? Just want to be clear, in this mass hysteria mob inciting situation, about which damaging party we are speaking of.

maddenuff - although this will never make it past the censors because of its ugly truth, I'll try anyway. "NCAA Action..sexual abuse of multiple female students at Montana by FB players"... There is no other way to interpret a system that fines a school $60 million dollars for sexual abuse of a young male and its alleged coverup, and that has done nothing to any of the dozens of schools that have had NCAA players and assistant coaches sexually abuse young females, many under 18, other than to conclude that the victims worth depends on the press coverage and genders are of different values. Tell me why, if not that?.. When the PC chasing press starts treating all power-based abuse equally, maybe the NCAA will stop playing to the press and those schools will be also fined $60 million... Hey censors - how many two week long stories about a kidnapped 13 year old put into the sex trade did your paper hammer on, vs what you did on Penn State? Yes you, and you indignant ones - 20 a day and more under 15 teens across the country forced into sex trade, and adult men in positions of authority pay to support it... but it's not as bad as Penn State? One must then conclude that the local female victims are less valued than the Penn State victims, huh?... I will be amazed if the censors let this go through.

It really is all just about business, isn't it? We can't let a little emotion and sympathy get in the way of commerce, can we? Not while there is money to be made!

This was a criminal act. It should have been investigated by the police and handled via the legal system. It is not a NCAA issue. There was no justice in penalities to the university or the football team. The NCAA did not even do an investigation. This is a travesty. The NCAA just wanted to make sure they were not sued. I guess the next time an NCAA athlete or coach commits a crime, an assult or even a DUI, we should expect to see a university fined and the athletic program punished. The NCAA has only punished innocent people since they really have no authority in this matter.

Sandusky was involved in a sex ring on the East Coast since the early 1970s and Penn State which continued to employ him for another 20 years and then allowed him to have access to the athletic buildings on campus did not know anything about Sandusky. Really? If so, it doesn't say much for the school.

If you want to make a difference. STOP catering to the multi-billion dollar industry of sports!